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ASTROBIOLOGY:
Emergence, Search and Detection of Life
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Edited by
Vladimir A. Basiuk, Universidad Nacional Autónoma
de México, Mexico
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Scanning
Probe Microscopy (www.aspbs.com/jspm)
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January
2010
500 pages, Hardcover, Color images
IISBN: 1-58883-137-X
US$399.00 |
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ABOUT
THIS BOOK |
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to a brief definition, astrobiology is an area of modern knowledge
which studies the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of
life in the Universe. The main aspects of astrobiology include
experimental and theoretical modeling of the prebiotic and early
biological evolution of Life on Earth or elsewhere; the search for
present or past Life, biological or prebiotic molecules on other
space bodies in our Solar System (for example Titan, Europa, Mars);
the search for habitable environments in our Solar system as well as
habitable planets outside it; studies of the ability of different
Life forms to adapt to new environmental factors on Earth and in
space. This explains why it is hard to find another example of a
multidisciplinary field, which brings together collective efforts of
experts in biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, spectroscopy,
geology, volcanology, analytical and space instrumentation, among
others. The present edition would be impossible without involving a
similar list of scientists as contributors. The book is organized
into three general sections and contains 19 chapters written by
international experts in the field. |
CONTENTS
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Searching for a Second Genesis |
| Section I: Cosmochemistry of Molecules of
Life |
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Cosmochemistry of the Biogenic Elements C, H, N, O, and S |
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The Stellar Stew: Distribution of Extraterrestrial Organic
Compounds in the Universe |
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Mechanisms of Organic Reactions in Interstellar Medium,
Jean-Claude Guillemin |
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Role of Radiation Chemistry in the Origin of Life, Early
Evolution and in Transportation Through Cosmic Space |
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Extraterrestrial Organic Matter as Recorded in Meteorites |
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High-Molecular-Weight Complex Organics in Interstellar
Space and Their Relevance to Origins of Life |
| Section II: From Simple Molecules to
Primitive Terrestrial Life |
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Abiotic Organic Synthesis Beneath the Ocean Floor |
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On the Limits Imposed to Life by the Hyperarid Atacama
Desert in Northern Chile |
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The Role of Clay Interactions in Chemical Evolution |
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Mineral-Induced Peptide Formation |
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The Origin of Homochirality |
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An "Ecosystems First" Theory of the Origin of
Life Based on Molecular Complementarity |
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Microbial Signatures in the Precambrian Files |
| Section III: Search and Detection of Life
Elsewhere |
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Search for Habitable Planets, |
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Analytical Astrobiology: The Role of Raman Spectroscopy in
Biomarker Speciation for Extraterrestrial Life Detection |
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Solid Carbonaceous and Organic Matter in Space,
Macromolecular Complexes, Biomarkers, and Microarray-Based
Instrumentation for In Situ Detection |
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Titan: New Insights from Cassini-Huygens |
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The Ocean of Europa and Implications for Habitability and
the Origin of Life |
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And much more …………….. |
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READERSHIP
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This book is a valuable reference source for
scientists, engineers and researchers involved in the
multidisciplinary field of astrobiology connected with biology,
chemistry, physics, astronomy, spectroscopy, geology, volcanology,
analytical and space instrumentation for exploration of life in
the Universe. |
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